Opinion

We should still listen to Russian music – and there’s none greater than Shostakovich’s

That the current Russian leadership, and its lackeys, are pariahs does not – and should not – force us to reject Russia’s culture. In the Second World War, Beethoven and Brahms remained in British ...

18 music and theater performances to see in Milwaukee in February

Here are 18 promising performing arts shows scheduled for February 2026, including "McNeal," "Kimberly Akimbo" and Joyce Yang ...
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Best bets: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha at BAMPFA, 'Eugene Onegin,' Beethoven's Fifth, Schubert's Ninth, New Century Chamber Orchestra

Freebie of the week: San Francisco Art Week, the annual celebration of the area's rich collection of museums, galleries and ...
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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra brings romantic masterworks, youth voices, chamber music, and cinematic magic to late January performances

INDIANAPOLIS— The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra continues its 2025–26 season with a dynamic series of performances in late ...

This Charming Raconteur Is Paris Opera’s Next Music Director

Semyon Bychkov will soon take up the most prestigious post of his long, varied career. Collaborating with Ralph Fiennes on ...

How is the Colorado Symphony getting to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.

A Denver concert celebrates the orchestra’s upcoming New York trip, plus long-range plans to renovate its home venue.
Boston Classical Review

Soloists shine in the spotlight in BSO’s American-Russian program

Tchaikovsky’s evergreen hit was the culminating item on the second program of the orchestra’s month-long E Pluribus Unum ...
The Corsair

SMC Symphony Orchestra Performs Khachaturian, Bizet and Tchaikovsky

The musicians of the Santa Monica College (SMC) Symphony Orchestra wrapped up their fall season with a concert of Khachaturian, Bizet and Tchaikovsky, led by conductor Mercedes Juan Musotto on Sunday, ...
The Guardian

Kylie Minogue gets her – and Amazon’s – first Christmas No 1, with Xmas

Exclusive song for online retailer prevents a hat trick of Christmas No 1s for Wham!, as Kylie becomes first woman to secure UK No 1 singles in four different decades Kylie Minogue has scored her ...
Billboard

Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ Is U.K.’s Christmas No. 1 Album of 2025

It's the the band's second No. 1 album of the year. By Thomas Smith Pink Floyd’s classic LP Wish You Were Here is the U.K.’s Christmas No. 1 album for 2025 on the chart dated Dec. 19, five decades ...
Billboard

Kylie Minogue Earns 2025’s U.K. Christmas No. 1 Single With ‘XMAS’

It's the star's first U.K. No. 1 single since 2003. By Thomas Smith Kylie Minogue has received the most coveted gift of the year as her song “XMAS” takes the U.K.’s Official Chart’s Christmas No. 1 ...